• pandapoo@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    This is going to be one of the horrors of Ukraine. A legacy of landmines that will not be cleared in most of our lifetimes, even if the war ended today.

    Not the same as unexploded airdropped ordinance, but significantly worse.

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      1 month ago

      Not just mines, but sleeper drones with onboard AI that just sit there for decades due to an extra zero in a config variable before suddenly activating as if the war is still happening.

    • werefreeatlast@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      They will have tractors that run on explosive charges I’m sure. The Ukrainians get ruzzian lemons and they’ve been making lemonade 🍋.